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people aren't afraid of obama care or numbers low or what do you think? >> well, health care is kind of -- it did well -- i don't believe there was a month even in the great recession when we were losing 700,000 jobs a month and health care did not add jobs. the job increasing pressures in the health care sector are just unrelenting because there's so much demographic pressure and half of health care spending is from the government side. look. in retail, i agree with peter. fourth quarter gdp and decent personal income retail growth. >> let's talk about the fourth quarter gdp. first time of a decline since 2009 and when you look in to the numbers consumer spending was up, business spending on equipment is up. housing equipment was up. federal government spending was down by an annual rate of 15% so how much of a drag is actually cuts to federal government spending on the economy right now? >> we can quantify that. took about 1.25 points off the g d gp growth. i think these are one offs meaning i think once we get revised numbers we find out that the econo
people aren't afraid of obama care or numbers low or what do you think? >> well, health care is kind of -- it did well -- i don't believe there was a month even in the great recession when we were losing 700,000 jobs a month and health care did not add jobs. the job increasing pressures in the health care sector are just unrelenting because there's so much demographic pressure and half of health care spending is from the government side. look. in retail, i agree with peter. fourth quarter...
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president obama, this has been a source of contention. the romney campaign went after him for what they thought was an insufficient relationship in connection with the state of israel. but the president isn't the only one who hasn't been to israel until this point in his presidents. there's been only four other presidents that have been to israel, nixon, carter, bush two went there twice, and clinton who made four. >> thank you, sir. appreciate it. >>> governor chris christie gets serious about the scale. it is time now for the poly side bar. just one day after joke around with david letterman about his weight, the governor admitted it's really not something to laugh about. >> of course i care about it. and i'm making the best effort i can. and sometimes i'm successful, and other times i'm not. and sometimes periods of great success are followed by periods of great failure. >> governor christie says his doctor often warns him of the health risks of being overweight. >>> comedian chris rock might joke around about gun violence, but he's re
president obama, this has been a source of contention. the romney campaign went after him for what they thought was an insufficient relationship in connection with the state of israel. but the president isn't the only one who hasn't been to israel until this point in his presidents. there's been only four other presidents that have been to israel, nixon, carter, bush two went there twice, and clinton who made four. >> thank you, sir. appreciate it. >>> governor chris christie...
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obama and obama was state-of-the-art. what the obama people learned they learned ironically from the george w. campaign in 2004, plus howard dean, who really was a pioneer. i don't know where that pioneer -- that tactical pioneer is going to be on the republican side. >> well, that's the big question. who is the next leader when it comes to running big campaigns for the republicans? i just look -- i look at rove. anybody that can get somebody re-elected in the midst of an unpopular war is still going to be a player down the road somewhere. that's kind of how i view karl rove. i don't think he is done. i think he still has too many connections. >> i'll concede. ed, i will concede when i wrote the kicker to that piece and made that statement, you know, if you take that in isolation, it sounds pretty conclusive and final. i know karl viewed it that way. but i take your point. >> quickly, howard, how unpopular is mitch mcconnell in kentucky? could he be in trouble? >> well, put it this way -- first all, the republican base do
obama and obama was state-of-the-art. what the obama people learned they learned ironically from the george w. campaign in 2004, plus howard dean, who really was a pioneer. i don't know where that pioneer -- that tactical pioneer is going to be on the republican side. >> well, that's the big question. who is the next leader when it comes to running big campaigns for the republicans? i just look -- i look at rove. anybody that can get somebody re-elected in the midst of an unpopular war is...
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it was president obama. because senator hagel's positions are identical to those of president obama, vice president biden, secretary of state kerry, in fact the vast majority of the security establishment in the united states. that we are stuck with an obsolete arsenal of nuclear weapons that have little relevance to the threats we face today of cybersecurity, of nuclear terrorism, of unrest in the middle east, and every dollar that we're spending on these nuclear weapons is taking money away from the troops, preventing us from giving the weapons that they really need. these senators are stuck in a position of defending a 120th century arsenal that has little relevance in today's world. >> and hearing them read their talking points about this today, awkwardly read these talking points as if they do not come naturally to them and they have been told to read them made me feel like the reason i wanted you to hear inhofe say it how awkwardly he said it is because it makes me wonder what constituencies these sena
it was president obama. because senator hagel's positions are identical to those of president obama, vice president biden, secretary of state kerry, in fact the vast majority of the security establishment in the united states. that we are stuck with an obsolete arsenal of nuclear weapons that have little relevance to the threats we face today of cybersecurity, of nuclear terrorism, of unrest in the middle east, and every dollar that we're spending on these nuclear weapons is taking money away...
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. ♪ >> president obama just wrapping up the first campaign-style push for gun control legislation. why minneapolis? because that city's efforts to curb gun violence cut the number of young people involved in 66% in 5 years and produced a 41% drop in the number of young people involved in gun violence. and pushing better background checks. over the weekend the white house released this picture after critics said he shoots all the time at camp david. david plouffe tweeted, make our day. let the photo shop conspiracies begin. does it really matter whether the president shoots himself if he has respect for the american hunting tradition? the senate set to unveil a gun bill to parallel the president's proposal. >> >> didn't vote for the assault weapons last time because it was -- didn't make sense, but i'll take a look at it. i think we need to take a look at federal trafficking. i think that everyone acknowledges we should do something with background checks. >> universal background checks? >> yeah. we need to increase that. >> wayne lapierre hit the sunday show circuit and taken to ta
. ♪ >> president obama just wrapping up the first campaign-style push for gun control legislation. why minneapolis? because that city's efforts to curb gun violence cut the number of young people involved in 66% in 5 years and produced a 41% drop in the number of young people involved in gun violence. and pushing better background checks. over the weekend the white house released this picture after critics said he shoots all the time at camp david. david plouffe tweeted, make our day....
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he is representing the obama administration. the mayor died of congestive heart failure on friday morning. he was 88 years old. >>> coming up, just 25 days until the next potential fiscal crisis. the sequester could have devastating impact on our current economy, particularly the job market. we get ezra klein in. >>> plus, the highlights and no-lights of the super bowl. a record-breaking night in so many ways, on the field and on the clock, but also an electrifying night when the power was working, of course. then the power goes out. it was crazy. what was your most memorable moment of the super bowl? [ male announcer ] it's simple physics... a body at rest tends to stay at rest... while a body in motion tends to stay in motion. staying active can actually ease arthritis symptoms. but if you have arthritis, staying active can be difficult. prescription celebrex can help relieve arthritis pain so your body can stay in motion. because just one 200mg celebrex a day can provide 24 hour relief for many with arthritis pain and inflamm
he is representing the obama administration. the mayor died of congestive heart failure on friday morning. he was 88 years old. >>> coming up, just 25 days until the next potential fiscal crisis. the sequester could have devastating impact on our current economy, particularly the job market. we get ezra klein in. >>> plus, the highlights and no-lights of the super bowl. a record-breaking night in so many ways, on the field and on the clock, but also an electrifying night when...
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president obama will soon be moving to a new oval office, while the west wing is renovated. the temporary office is in the eisenhower executive office right next door. >>> new jersey chris christie is getting ready for his first late-night tv appearance with david letterman. >>> and that is your morning dish of "scrambled politics." >>> all right, now for a look at monday's weather. here's meteorologist bill karins. >> good morning. >> oh boy, tell a lot of people are going to be tired after that super bowl last night. >> including yourself. >> good morning, everyone. if you're up and at em after that late night, we're watching cold air and coming down. the cold air has been locked in the same areas while the west is enjoying beautiful conditions. texas to the gulf coast, no problems. winter is over the great lakes. ohio valley. northern plains and new england. north of chicago and milwaukee, up to the border, some heavier snow band. eventually the snow will head into ohio, toledo, cleveland. not a big blockbuster event. quick-moving storms. 1 to 3 inches with this. temperat
president obama will soon be moving to a new oval office, while the west wing is renovated. the temporary office is in the eisenhower executive office right next door. >>> new jersey chris christie is getting ready for his first late-night tv appearance with david letterman. >>> and that is your morning dish of "scrambled politics." >>> all right, now for a look at monday's weather. here's meteorologist bill karins. >> good morning. >> oh boy,...
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they leafletted the country with fliers like this, obama is not going to take your gun, obama will protect gun rights. and now he's trying to take away all three. >> the white house disputes that assertion, and it comes just as the president is about to head to minnesota to talk gun control tomorrow. joining me now with more on all of this, nbc news white house correspondent peter alexander. first of all, why minnesota? >> it's a good question. the white house has made it very clear this, of course, is the first trip for the president. they say there will be others. vice president biden has been to virginia already, pushing their anti-gun violence efforts. minnesota, minneapolis specifically has some relevance here. it was only last september where a gunman killed six people including himself in a workplace shooting. it is a state that has a longtime culture of gun ownership. nearly one in ten minnesotans has a license to hunt with a firearm in that state. so it's a state that's really central to this conversation as the president has acknowledged there's this divide between rural and urba
they leafletted the country with fliers like this, obama is not going to take your gun, obama will protect gun rights. and now he's trying to take away all three. >> the white house disputes that assertion, and it comes just as the president is about to head to minnesota to talk gun control tomorrow. joining me now with more on all of this, nbc news white house correspondent peter alexander. first of all, why minnesota? >> it's a good question. the white house has made it very clear...
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it seems that obama wants him on board for a different reason. he wants him on board to be a buffer between the congress and the president, between the special interest groups and the president, and i think hagel can be an effective buffer. he's not going to be channeling pressure from congress or from some outside groups towards the president either vis a vis iran or israel or some of the other issues where perhaps congress, even democrats in congress and the president aren't necessarily on the same page. so i think that in a way, obama wants hagel to be his flack, the person who will be absorbing that criticism from congress. one thing hagel showed last week is he's pretty good at absorbing criticism and blows from congress. he did not give a stellar performance but on the other hand, he was grilled for eight hours. he didn't make a major mistake. he slipped up a little on the containment question but all in all, there was no big blowup. he didn't get drawn into a fight with the republicans which some republicans were hoping. as harry reid said
it seems that obama wants him on board for a different reason. he wants him on board to be a buffer between the congress and the president, between the special interest groups and the president, and i think hagel can be an effective buffer. he's not going to be channeling pressure from congress or from some outside groups towards the president either vis a vis iran or israel or some of the other issues where perhaps congress, even democrats in congress and the president aren't necessarily on...
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pred president obama held a press briefing at the white house. while he was urging congress to pass spending cuts, some disruptive guests got in the way. take a look. >> as the reforms that have been proposed by the bipartisan bowls simpson fiscal commission. these reforms would reduce our government's bill. >> what's up, cameraman? come on, guys. they're breaking my flow all the time. >> he's got nice -- you see that smooth flow, man. i don't know anybody smoother than him. speaking of flow, let's go to the next story. florida senator marco rubio with his love for the 90s rapper tupac. his old cds are his most cherished pop culture taste. >> i think tupac is more my style. in the 90s, people kind of picked up on it the wrong way. they thought these were folks that condoning a certain lifestyle. maybe some of that is in there. mostly, they were reporters. at that time from the west coast, it was a lot of reporting about what life is like. so the 90s when this was taking off is a time when this is really pronounced in l.a. you had real gang wars,
pred president obama held a press briefing at the white house. while he was urging congress to pass spending cuts, some disruptive guests got in the way. take a look. >> as the reforms that have been proposed by the bipartisan bowls simpson fiscal commission. these reforms would reduce our government's bill. >> what's up, cameraman? come on, guys. they're breaking my flow all the time. >> he's got nice -- you see that smooth flow, man. i don't know anybody smoother than him....
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barack obama was a historical transformational candidate. created a lot of excitement, and brought a lot of people to the polls, but with demographic and political changes happening. it is unheard things like texas being a more puff pell or blue state is a definite possibility. >> i want to quickly ask you about jay carney who tweeted a picture of the president doing target shooting, skeet last august. why tweet now? >> we have reached such a low level of trust among certain conservative members of the media, the population, they don't believe when the president makes an offhand comment about the comment he likes to skeet shoot at camp david, they want to see the birth certificate. unfortunately, this surreal thing happened where jay carney has to tweet the photo, and there are already conspiracy theories how that's not him, not his jeans, not how he holds it, it's the wrong side and it shows there is a very low level of trust with certain people and our president. >> would you have released it if you were in the white house, doug? >> yeah.
barack obama was a historical transformational candidate. created a lot of excitement, and brought a lot of people to the polls, but with demographic and political changes happening. it is unheard things like texas being a more puff pell or blue state is a definite possibility. >> i want to quickly ask you about jay carney who tweeted a picture of the president doing target shooting, skeet last august. why tweet now? >> we have reached such a low level of trust among certain...
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who knew where barack obama was going to be in four years. you have people. you have elizabeth warren. you have hawaii. you have tammy baldwin. [ inaudible ] >> i don't know if he's going to come for her. none of those people has what hillary has. one word, universal name id. you know how expensive it is to buy name identity? >> hillary clinton had a lot of name recognition when she got beat by a guy who beat her with a middle name of hussein. ♪ if loving you is wrong ♪ i don't wanna be right [ record scratch ] what?! it's not bad for you. it just tastes that way. [ female announcer ] honey nut cheerios cereal -- heart-healthy, whole grain oats. you can't go wrong loving it. heart-healthy, whole grain oats. all stations come over to mithis is for real this time. step seven point two one two. verify and lock. command is locked. five seconds. three, two, one. standing by for capture. the most innovative software on the planet... dragon is captured. is connecting today's leading companies to places beyond it. siemens. answers. >>> on tuesday at a global town
who knew where barack obama was going to be in four years. you have people. you have elizabeth warren. you have hawaii. you have tammy baldwin. [ inaudible ] >> i don't know if he's going to come for her. none of those people has what hillary has. one word, universal name id. you know how expensive it is to buy name identity? >> hillary clinton had a lot of name recognition when she got beat by a guy who beat her with a middle name of hussein. ♪ if loving you is wrong ♪ i don't...
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so today president obama going to use his bully pulpit. he's going to meet with labor leaders and ceos and he's going to make the case to them that immigration reform is good for the economy. here's a look at who he's going to be meeting with in terms of the labor leaders. richard trumka of the afl-cio, eliseo medina, lloyd blankfein, and arnie sorenson, among others. so those are just a few of the folks with whom he will be meeting this afternoon. of course, time is of the essence, thomas. the president believes he has about a year, year and a half, to really make movements on some of these other policy issues, like gun control, like immigration reform. as you know, he was in minnesota yet, pressing for new gun safety measures. so i think this is a tactic you're going to see this white house continue with over the next several weeks. >> when you say time is of the essence, because of 2014, the midterms coming up. and when we talk about time, we know we have just a week to go until the state of the union address. but we're also learning th
so today president obama going to use his bully pulpit. he's going to meet with labor leaders and ceos and he's going to make the case to them that immigration reform is good for the economy. here's a look at who he's going to be meeting with in terms of the labor leaders. richard trumka of the afl-cio, eliseo medina, lloyd blankfein, and arnie sorenson, among others. so those are just a few of the folks with whom he will be meeting this afternoon. of course, time is of the essence, thomas. the...
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president obama has been seen eating ice cream. the president worked at a baskin robbins when he was a teenager. the president had to share the spotlight with the first lady and her bangs. she shocked all the cameras by debuting her new hair cut at the inauguration. and now she reveals the decision behind the new "do" in a chat with rachael ray. >> the bangs entered through my twitter account. i'm going to be 50 next year, okay? >> you look gorgeous. all the apples. >> it is the apples, this is my mid-life crisis, i couldn't get a sports car, they won't let me bungee jump, so i went for the bangs. >> you're the boss of your hair. >> i can do this, this is all mine. >> the first lady bungee jump. the rachael ray episode will air this wednesday. and still, why are you awake? the tweets and e-mails coming up. now just moments away. at a dry cleaner, we replaced people with a machine. what? customers didn't like it. so why do banks do it? hello? hello?! if your bank doesn't let you talk to a real person 24/7, you need an ally. hello? a
president obama has been seen eating ice cream. the president worked at a baskin robbins when he was a teenager. the president had to share the spotlight with the first lady and her bangs. she shocked all the cameras by debuting her new hair cut at the inauguration. and now she reveals the decision behind the new "do" in a chat with rachael ray. >> the bangs entered through my twitter account. i'm going to be 50 next year, okay? >> you look gorgeous. all the apples....
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there was the glitz, glamour and a surprise by michelle obama, too. the white house releases state by state report on the devastating impact that a sequester will have on jobs and middle-class families. >>> more pain at the pump. with prices rising. >>> and the pope in his final week and daytona 500 winner. plus, another blizzard bearing down on multiple states. "first look" starts right now. >>> it was hollywood's biggest night of the year and thes on can car parties are still going on at this moment. the stars lined up on the red carpet where the competition for best dressed brings as much buzz as the ceremony inside. stephanie sent theon is outside the dolby theater. >> reporter: the historic drama argo won best picture. an emotional moment for the film's star/producer/director. >> "argo." >> reporter: the academy award's biggest prize went to the rescue of american hostages from iran. >> i thank everyone on the movie. >> reporter: affleck produced, directed and start in the movie. >> "lie of pi." >> reporter: life of pi won four awards. beating li
there was the glitz, glamour and a surprise by michelle obama, too. the white house releases state by state report on the devastating impact that a sequester will have on jobs and middle-class families. >>> more pain at the pump. with prices rising. >>> and the pope in his final week and daytona 500 winner. plus, another blizzard bearing down on multiple states. "first look" starts right now. >>> it was hollywood's biggest night of the year and thes on can...
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he believed obama was going to lose reelection. they were telling him the right was being told over here. he say no termer. he can never get reelected and soon you will have a president that is your kind of president. someone who said what you want, you will get. the message he was getting. chuck schumer called him at the height of the campaign and said obama is going to win and the u.s. starts to adjust for that. between him winning a race that netanyahu never thought he was going to win and missing no opportunity and netanyahu himself ending up in sort of a messy situation, i think that's interesting and it's an interesting context to the visit. >> mitt romney promised he would make israel his first. >> his first. i want to quickly mention and talk about the hagel confirmation hearings, i'm interested to watch, he will make it through the committee and get confirmed, but how many republicans are going to vote for him? right now only two of 45 are on the record saying they are yes votes. probably about 20 have not said anything. m
he believed obama was going to lose reelection. they were telling him the right was being told over here. he say no termer. he can never get reelected and soon you will have a president that is your kind of president. someone who said what you want, you will get. the message he was getting. chuck schumer called him at the height of the campaign and said obama is going to win and the u.s. starts to adjust for that. between him winning a race that netanyahu never thought he was going to win and...
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president obama called for raising the minimum wage. speaker boehner came out against the preposal saying it will make it harder for small businesses to hire what might be more workers. what do you think the political ramifications of that might be for the gop? >> well, the gop has consistently been against the minimum wage. they have always used the same argument that speaker baner is using which is it will have a negative effect on unemployment. the unfortunate thing about that is that same argument could justify paying employees nothing. >> and as we mentioned viewership, we mentioned earlier, viewership for the state of the union is the lowest that it's been for 13 years. what do you make of that? >> westminster dog show. i mean i don't know about you. i was switching back and forth. >> banana joe is pretty compelling. >> it really was. i was among those who was very unhappy that golden retriever has never won. possibly could have won had he not stopped for a drink of water. >> do you think this signals that people are less engaged
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this coming in advance of the trip by joan carry and president obama. >>> president obama laid out an plan and how can he get it done in four years? that may not be his goal. the daily beast said we are looking at obama's 2024 strategy. i want to bring in michael tomasky from the daily beast. what do you mean the 2024 strategy? >> i mean, i mean this, let's face it he cannot get them all passed. especially if the republicans control the house of representatives after the 2014 elections. it's not in the cards. i think he knows this, he is not a stupid guy. he must know this. what is he trying to do? i think he is trying to shift the center of gravity of american politics over the longer term to shift things away from the republican agenda. and saying, this is what we need to get done and if i do not get it all done. that is okay. we can continue on the path. >> this is confounding to the conventional political class. it's a misuse of political capital, to them, a politician is supposed to play it safe and profess his goals only things that are politically, potentially attainable. why d
this coming in advance of the trip by joan carry and president obama. >>> president obama laid out an plan and how can he get it done in four years? that may not be his goal. the daily beast said we are looking at obama's 2024 strategy. i want to bring in michael tomasky from the daily beast. what do you mean the 2024 strategy? >> i mean, i mean this, let's face it he cannot get them all passed. especially if the republicans control the house of representatives after the 2014...
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he is considered the architect of the obama administration's drone campaign. this is a big deal laying out a lot of new facts related to this controversial program and nbc's michael isikoff is going to join us later on "morning joe." after spending months focused on federal spending and deficit reduction, to day house majority leader eric cantor plans to urge his republican party to take its message in a new direction. in what's being described as a major policy speech one week before the president's state of the union address, kantor wcant to rollout a new agenda that puts emphasis on how the government can help american families in their daily lives. expected to touch on new and existing republican education initiatives, the need to simplify the tax code sh ways to curb rising health care costs and the hot issue of immigration reform. in a prespeech excerpt, he is quote the as saying, "government policy should aim to strike a balance between what is needed to aadvance the next generation, what we can afford, what is a federal responsibility, and what is nece
he is considered the architect of the obama administration's drone campaign. this is a big deal laying out a lot of new facts related to this controversial program and nbc's michael isikoff is going to join us later on "morning joe." after spending months focused on federal spending and deficit reduction, to day house majority leader eric cantor plans to urge his republican party to take its message in a new direction. in what's being described as a major policy speech one week before...
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it was with a personal call between obama and carriry. which i think raised eyebrows given the timing of that. i mean, we thought it was much later than that. >> well, in fact, as a result of my calls to follow-up on your story, we had a response from the carry folks who said that private discussions are best kept private in my imprecise overly casual answer about timing confused things. lou many private conversations over a long and bezy period approximate for were, i knew the president was interested in the possibility of my serbs as secretary of state, but he did not formally offer me the job in late september. which also reflects his openness as a person of the senate and someone who has run for president, he is so used to dealing with reports. he gets comfortable, but he is also very quick to respond. >> he was very comfortable in the interview. i mean, the question that spurred his answer was just sort of when did you hear, how did you find out that you had been offered the job, and that -- his response was that the president called
it was with a personal call between obama and carriry. which i think raised eyebrows given the timing of that. i mean, we thought it was much later than that. >> well, in fact, as a result of my calls to follow-up on your story, we had a response from the carry folks who said that private discussions are best kept private in my imprecise overly casual answer about timing confused things. lou many private conversations over a long and bezy period approximate for were, i knew the president...
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and then, more of my interview today with president obama. his thoughts on black history month and rosa parks. stay with us. today is gonna be an important day for us. you ready? we wanna be our brother's keeper. what's number two we wanna do? bring it up to 90 decatherms. how bout ya, joe? let's go ahead and bring it online. attention on site, attention on site. now starting unit nine. some of the world's cleanest gas turbines are now powering some of america's biggest cities. siemens. answers. but they haven't experienced extra strength bayer advanced aspirin. in fact, in a recent survey, 95% of people who tried it agreed that it relieved their headache fast. visit fastreliefchallenge.com today for a special trial offer. otherworldly things. but there are some things i've never seen before. this ge jet engine can understand 5,000 data samples per second. which is good for business. because planes use less fuel, spend less time on the ground and more time in the air. suddenly, faraway places don't seem so...far away. ♪ so i used my citi th
and then, more of my interview today with president obama. his thoughts on black history month and rosa parks. stay with us. today is gonna be an important day for us. you ready? we wanna be our brother's keeper. what's number two we wanna do? bring it up to 90 decatherms. how bout ya, joe? let's go ahead and bring it online. attention on site, attention on site. now starting unit nine. some of the world's cleanest gas turbines are now powering some of america's biggest cities. siemens....
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eastern time, president obama's going to deliver a state of the union address. it's a speech that's going to focus on his long-term ideas for the country and also deal with the pressing economic issue that is unfolding now, those are the sequester cuts that kick in the first of march. can you expect the president to talk about it in tonight's address. >> you'll hear from the president a very clear call for the need to take action to help our economy grow and help it create jobs. you will hear from him a wall as he have heard in the past recently from him on congress not to shoot the economy in the foot unnecessarily, to allow the sequester to kick in when it is wholly unnecessary to do that. >>> senate democrats are looking to have a bill ready by thursday that would head off the $8$85 billion in automatic spending cuts. new revenue is not part of the solution that republicans including the senate minority leader mitch mcconnell are looking for. >> unless senate democrats allow a reasonable spending cuttal terntive to pass this chamber before march 1st, the pres
eastern time, president obama's going to deliver a state of the union address. it's a speech that's going to focus on his long-term ideas for the country and also deal with the pressing economic issue that is unfolding now, those are the sequester cuts that kick in the first of march. can you expect the president to talk about it in tonight's address. >> you'll hear from the president a very clear call for the need to take action to help our economy grow and help it create jobs. you will...
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some have taken issue with the obama administration's drone policy. this is a family dispute in my house. polls show most americans support it, even most liberals, even when it means killing americans who plot with al qaeda. four senators, two democrats and two republicans, working on a deal to expand background checks for gun sales. two are members of the nra. if they can strike a deal, a big part of president obama's gun safety proposals could be within reach. the movie "silver linings playbook" puts mental illness in the spotlight. we're joined by david russell, talk about the issue on the oscar history the movie could make and i think it has a shot. rick perry escalates the war with california counterpart he's not slightly a counterpart, jerry brown so much better, in the side show. this is "hardball," the place for politics. tossing and turning have given way to sleeping. where sleepless nights yield to restful sleep. and lunesta®(eszopiclone) can help you get there. like it has for so many people before. when taking lunesta, don't drive or oper
some have taken issue with the obama administration's drone policy. this is a family dispute in my house. polls show most americans support it, even most liberals, even when it means killing americans who plot with al qaeda. four senators, two democrats and two republicans, working on a deal to expand background checks for gun sales. two are members of the nra. if they can strike a deal, a big part of president obama's gun safety proposals could be within reach. the movie "silver linings...
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they were told by none other than first lady michelle obama. she's pretty busy. she did fallon awith mom dancin. >>> this is "way too early." before we get to the other top news of the world, we want to recap last night's academy awards. argo beat films like "lincoln" and silver linings playbook. a bit of redemption for affleck who was passed over best director, which went to ang lee for "lie of pi." "lincoln," though, had its day in the sun, as daniel day-lewis earned his third academy award for best actor. jennifer lawrence might have enjoyed her best actress win for "silver linings playbook" if she hadn't take an spill on her way to the stage. she didn't let that incident get her down. >> thank you. you guys are just standing up because you felt bad that i fell. this is nuts. >> she is amazing. second nomination. she's just 22 years old. rounding out the list of awards, anne hathaway took the prize for best supporting actress for "les miserables." and christoph waltz won his second supporting actor. as for the host, reviews are in. it's a mixed bag for seth ma
they were told by none other than first lady michelle obama. she's pretty busy. she did fallon awith mom dancin. >>> this is "way too early." before we get to the other top news of the world, we want to recap last night's academy awards. argo beat films like "lincoln" and silver linings playbook. a bit of redemption for affleck who was passed over best director, which went to ang lee for "lie of pi." "lincoln," though, had its day in the sun, as...
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by demonizing barack obama and pushing them to the fringe. >> rove went on fox last night to defend himself and to profess his love for the tea party. what is he up to? he's trying to trash can these people. let's watch. >> i love these groups that are criticizing us saying they're fake conservatives. well, i repeat, we spent $30 million for tea party senate candidates and $25 million. there's no group that comes close to what crossroads has done in terms of financial support for tea party candidates. >> and we believe you. >> the question is not tea party or not, it's a question of whether or not they're a bad candidate or not. >> so what does o'reilly think of these people? o'reilly has an iq. i may disagree with him, but he must be looking at rove like what's your latest stuff here? what are you selling here? >> exactly. he might as well -- karl rove should have written on that whiteboard, i have no principles. karl rove doesn't care what the ideology is. he's just selling a product. remember, he's the guy who described the iraq war as a product and said you don't take a product
by demonizing barack obama and pushing them to the fringe. >> rove went on fox last night to defend himself and to profess his love for the tea party. what is he up to? he's trying to trash can these people. let's watch. >> i love these groups that are criticizing us saying they're fake conservatives. well, i repeat, we spent $30 million for tea party senate candidates and $25 million. there's no group that comes close to what crossroads has done in terms of financial support for...
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obama hasn't fundamentally changed obama's political sfraukture. he goes onto declare that "republicans just have a perception problem with hispanics. a perception problem? does he understand the amount of change that we've seen happen in this country? and how people are not just talking about perception? but reality and the realities have changed? >> well, i think carl rove of 2012 needs to have a conversation with carl rove of 2004 when he realized in 2004, carl rove nuf that he needed the hispanic vote. and he recognized he didn't need every single catholic and he didn't need every single person of color. he just needed a percentage off the top in order to move the republican agenda forward. since then, the republican party has gone off the deep enld. and they're also losing, as a result of caterering to the tea party so quickly. they're also actually losing a lot of moderate republicans. not only is the country more diverse, its's younger and it has a lot of single women and it has asians running and african americans and latinos. it's a whole
obama hasn't fundamentally changed obama's political sfraukture. he goes onto declare that "republicans just have a perception problem with hispanics. a perception problem? does he understand the amount of change that we've seen happen in this country? and how people are not just talking about perception? but reality and the realities have changed? >> well, i think carl rove of 2012 needs to have a conversation with carl rove of 2004 when he realized in 2004, carl rove nuf that he...
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president obama is building support for the immigration reform plan. he is meeting with leaders of the white house an they create a guest worker program to allow future immigrants to come to the u.s. legally. the president will make the first visit to israel this spring for tauctionz that might repair a strained relationship of benjamin netanyahu. the president also is planning to make stops in the west bank in jordan. >>> this is day two of the iranian leader ahmadinejad's visit to egypt. a protester threw a shoe at him. >>> in california, reaction to police stocking a mock massacre in a school to teach students how to stop an attack like the shootings in connecticut. critics say that using fake blood and pretending to kill the shooters is too traumatic so soon after sandy hook. >>> some new york state republican lawmakers want to limit governor andrew cuomo's use of powers to pass the strongest gun control law in the country. stephen mick glock lyn say they object to voting on the bill the same night it was introduced. >> just don't question it. just
president obama is building support for the immigration reform plan. he is meeting with leaders of the white house an they create a guest worker program to allow future immigrants to come to the u.s. legally. the president will make the first visit to israel this spring for tauctionz that might repair a strained relationship of benjamin netanyahu. the president also is planning to make stops in the west bank in jordan. >>> this is day two of the iranian leader ahmadinejad's visit to...
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. >> president obama takes to the skies with a message on gun safety and will deliver a speech in minneapolis just two hours from now. among his top priorities? instituting universal background checks, the focus of a six-figure super bowl ad taken out by mayors against illegal guns and broadcast last night to the beltway audience. >> the nra once supported background checks. >> we think it's reasonable to provide mandatory instant criminal background checks for every sale at every gun show, no loopholes anywhere for anyone. >> america can do this for us. please. >> the ad highlights the nra's slide towards irrationality since law pierre throated his full support for background checks. >> the craziness of the extreme pro-gun lobby has been revealed, and that has got to move the debate. it's got to move the legislation to at least some degree. >> the nra is now revealed as an insan organization, and that matters quite a lot. >> criticism of the nra is no longer the purr view of the "new york times" proving just how exactly they have gotten. the nra executive vice president was called out on fox
. >> president obama takes to the skies with a message on gun safety and will deliver a speech in minneapolis just two hours from now. among his top priorities? instituting universal background checks, the focus of a six-figure super bowl ad taken out by mayors against illegal guns and broadcast last night to the beltway audience. >> the nra once supported background checks. >> we think it's reasonable to provide mandatory instant criminal background checks for every sale at...
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president obama and chuck hagel agree on so many things they're actually friends. they have a positive view about the same things in the world. i think the president is sticking his neck out for this guy because he really wants him to be his defense chief that and somebody pointed out to me that mccain said he made the statement back when he was a republican, as if he's no longer a republican because he dares to agree with the guy hiring him to be the defense chief. >> dwight eisenhower wasn't a republican either because he wasn't a hawk. he took the heat for that because he was a guy who knew what's going on with the war. >> you're not officially a republican if you don't want to bomb iran. john mccain put it out there and said, basically, you know what? he was mean to president bush, he criticized the iraq war. his fellow members of the senate thought he was not a fellow republican. that's rich from john mccain who made it hit life's work to oppose him. >> is that chuck hagel who fathered a child and his wife who was a drug addict? yet he forgives those people. >
president obama and chuck hagel agree on so many things they're actually friends. they have a positive view about the same things in the world. i think the president is sticking his neck out for this guy because he really wants him to be his defense chief that and somebody pointed out to me that mccain said he made the statement back when he was a republican, as if he's no longer a republican because he dares to agree with the guy hiring him to be the defense chief. >> dwight eisenhower...
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i support what the obama administration is doing here. but it gs to show just how difficult, how messy and for when the bush administration would make the point those senior leaders would say, it's difficult for, perhaps, some to understand what we're dealing with when we talk about this level. all natural security decisions are serious. but when we are talking about this kind of threat, we have to make at times very messy and sometimes uncomfortable and sometimes questionable decisions. so i think my point is democrats seem to now think back about how they conducted themselves and the questions they raised about bush administration tactics. i didn't raise those questions as aggressively as some of my friends did, but it's important everyone take a step back and a breather here, particularly democrats. >>> new details on the endearing political relationship between dwight eisenhower and richard nixon. >> that was a straight one, those two. >> yes. our next guest explores the two iconic leaders. >>> also, in the aftermath of the great rece
i support what the obama administration is doing here. but it gs to show just how difficult, how messy and for when the bush administration would make the point those senior leaders would say, it's difficult for, perhaps, some to understand what we're dealing with when we talk about this level. all natural security decisions are serious. but when we are talking about this kind of threat, we have to make at times very messy and sometimes uncomfortable and sometimes questionable decisions. so i...
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president obama is making a full court press on policy. after yesterday's speech on gun safety, today he is focussing on immigration. the president is meeting with labor leaders at the white house right now and will speak with business leaders this afternoon. >> members are in class. the judiciary hearing on immigration features testimony from duke, harvard, and nyu professors. republican committee chair bob goodlot says the purpose of the hearing is to educate freshmen congressman who know very little about the complexities of reform. lesson number one is already clear. move past last year's republican rhetoric on self-deportation and electrified fences. >> this debate is often emotionally charged. that's because it's not about abstract statistics and concepts, but rather about real people with real problems trying to provide a better life for their families. >> we seek to harmonize two foundational preaccepts. number one is humanity. number two is respect for the rule of law. >> humane rhetoric? yes, but humane policies? question mark. r
president obama is making a full court press on policy. after yesterday's speech on gun safety, today he is focussing on immigration. the president is meeting with labor leaders at the white house right now and will speak with business leaders this afternoon. >> members are in class. the judiciary hearing on immigration features testimony from duke, harvard, and nyu professors. republican committee chair bob goodlot says the purpose of the hearing is to educate freshmen congressman who...
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they were trying to use hillary clinton to go after president obama. that's what this whole thing is about. so whether or not people went to the briefings or picked up phone calls, it was pretty obvious from the travesty that were those hearings that this was really about trying to come out with some got you information. but ultimately to go after her president that. >> is it, got you information. it would seem to me that rand paul would have picked up the phone and called secretary clinton, i don't want to make you look like a fool and i don't want to look like a fool, but i just want to be very clear on this. this is what i'm going to be asking. you know what? we need to get to the truth of all this. that's really what the hearings are all about. >> and that's still out there to be discovered in many respects. there are still a lot of questions that i think were missed completely in these hearings. >> i'll let it sit there. great to have you with me. remember to answer the question at the bottom of the screen. share your thoughts on twitter and at ed
they were trying to use hillary clinton to go after president obama. that's what this whole thing is about. so whether or not people went to the briefings or picked up phone calls, it was pretty obvious from the travesty that were those hearings that this was really about trying to come out with some got you information. but ultimately to go after her president that. >> is it, got you information. it would seem to me that rand paul would have picked up the phone and called secretary...
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which he and president obama attended. he said president obama was quote would have made a perfect president of harvard law school because quote, there were fewer declared republicans in the faculty when we were there than communists. there was one republican but there were 12 who would say they were markists who believed in the communist overthrowing the united states government, end of quote. wow. he compared president obama to someone who want to overturn a government. and he still is lobbing these attacks now that he is in the senate. >> i think president obama is the most radical president we've ever seen. i think an awful lot of republicans fail to stand for principle and contributed to getting us in this mess. >> someone a definitely radical. but it's not the president. senator cruz, are you now or have you ever been even remotely serious about these accusations? nice try. but we got you. gevalia, or a cup of johan, is like losing yourself in a great book. may i read something? yes, please. of course. a rich, never
which he and president obama attended. he said president obama was quote would have made a perfect president of harvard law school because quote, there were fewer declared republicans in the faculty when we were there than communists. there was one republican but there were 12 who would say they were markists who believed in the communist overthrowing the united states government, end of quote. wow. he compared president obama to someone who want to overturn a government. and he still is...
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barack obama has destroyed freedom. tonight, you know, obamacare. they say barack obama has destroyed -- tonight freedom died. that's what we always hear from these republicans in the house. and here you have something truly chilling. here you have the united states government saying we can kill you, american citizen. you have no constitutional right to a jury by your peers. you have no constitutional right even to probable cause or to due process. you have no right to a lawyer. you have no right to counsel. you have no right to anything. if we suspect you, just suspect you without evidence that you were thinking about committing an act against the united states of america, we can kill you. and we have no -- there are no checks, and there are no balances. we can kill you. we can pick you out of a list and drop a bomb on you. not only can we kill you, we can then kill your 16-year-old son who's not even affiliated with al qaeda. and then we can blame it on the father for us having to kill the son. that seems to me to be
barack obama has destroyed freedom. tonight, you know, obamacare. they say barack obama has destroyed -- tonight freedom died. that's what we always hear from these republicans in the house. and here you have something truly chilling. here you have the united states government saying we can kill you, american citizen. you have no constitutional right to a jury by your peers. you have no constitutional right even to probable cause or to due process. you have no right to a lawyer. you have no...
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we have seen president obama's numbers tick downward and they are within the margin of error. the republican party e mains unpopular. >> the approval remains high. potential for all sides to take a dip. you talk about the facts and fictions out there. the president does not have a proposal. the same deal is on the table that was there before. you have a report that the gop may actually push everything to the republicans and let him decide the cuts. they take their hands off and say you decide the cuts. >> that seems to be one of the directions where there was movement. i'm not sure it's going to go anywhere. there was a deep suspicion about giving the power that congress had over taxes and spending and whether there is repercussions and republican projects for example are on the chopping block instead of democratic ones. that's a fear you are going to see. we have seen the president put out a compromise. not seen as a perfect compromise, but all we heard from republicans is the plan that they only passed through the house as of last year, but they have yet to put out the reali
we have seen president obama's numbers tick downward and they are within the margin of error. the republican party e mains unpopular. >> the approval remains high. potential for all sides to take a dip. you talk about the facts and fictions out there. the president does not have a proposal. the same deal is on the table that was there before. you have a report that the gop may actually push everything to the republicans and let him decide the cuts. they take their hands off and say you...
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. >>> i know how obama can end all this washington gridlock. tell republicans that if they don't shape up, he'll send them in to the octagon! >> all of her body weight and power and leverage. >> no, no, no. >> problem solved! >>> we are t-minus four days and counting until $85 billion in cuts move from the federal budget, cuts the way a blind butcher would do it. washington still locked on the sequester standoff. some say it's like armageddon with the apocalypse on the doorstep and that is bad but critics say it's like chicken little. not that bad. either way, i'm sure someone somewhere is working on a countdown clock that we can debut before the end of the week. maybe some nice nbc animator. in washington, the house and senate finally back from a ten-day vacation and offering partisan plans to replace the cuts with zero chance of going anywhere. good job. here we're coming to terms with the reality that even if congress can strike a deal to stop the cuts over a decade, we're still going to be stuck with at least some of this year's $85 billion
. >>> i know how obama can end all this washington gridlock. tell republicans that if they don't shape up, he'll send them in to the octagon! >> all of her body weight and power and leverage. >> no, no, no. >> problem solved! >>> we are t-minus four days and counting until $85 billion in cuts move from the federal budget, cuts the way a blind butcher would do it. washington still locked on the sequester standoff. some say it's like armageddon with the...
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take a listen. >> an obama plan, led and driven by obama in this atmosphere, with the level of hostility towards the president and the way he gods the hostility i think is very imagine -- his goal is going to pass the house. >> if the president proposes legislation, do you think it will fail? >> of course. of course it will. and that's why we are working together, republicans and democrats. >> so for no other reason, we started out with newt, we finished with john mccain just saying of course it will fail. with no other explanation given, other than because it's from president -- of course it's going to fail. it's just ridiculous. >> well, there's another aspect of this that occurred to me while i've been sitting and listening to the commentary and to the public officials who have weighed in. thomas, you and i would probably address this subject in a different context, if he hadn't brought forth a plan. because then the criticism would be, can you imagine this president? he's yet to even give us a plan for immigration. he's dammed if he is it, and he's dammed if he doesn't. >> no, it's a
take a listen. >> an obama plan, led and driven by obama in this atmosphere, with the level of hostility towards the president and the way he gods the hostility i think is very imagine -- his goal is going to pass the house. >> if the president proposes legislation, do you think it will fail? >> of course. of course it will. and that's why we are working together, republicans and democrats. >> so for no other reason, we started out with newt, we finished with john mccain...
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can president obama beat the nra? wayne lapierre's rantings about a world without gunses are easy to lampoon but may have the votes and support to block the real legislation. illinois has moved a step closer to becoming the next state to approve gay marriage. observers are worried right now they're losing the culture war on that front. for once i think they're right. and watergate, water hyphen gate. marco rubio's water bottle moment may be the image that haunts him. some of the other moments that fairly or not have come to define some po politicians, forever. this is "hardball," a place for politics. a talking car. but i'll tell you what impresses me. a talking train. this ge locomotive can tell you exactly where it is, what it's carrying, while using less fuel. delivering whatever the world needs, when it needs it. ♪ after all, what's the point of talking if you don't have something important to say? ♪ i honestly loved smoking, and i honestly didn't think i would ever quit. [ male announcer ] along with support,
can president obama beat the nra? wayne lapierre's rantings about a world without gunses are easy to lampoon but may have the votes and support to block the real legislation. illinois has moved a step closer to becoming the next state to approve gay marriage. observers are worried right now they're losing the culture war on that front. for once i think they're right. and watergate, water hyphen gate. marco rubio's water bottle moment may be the image that haunts him. some of the other moments...
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president obama is tackling tough issues. but all the beltway wants to talk about is skeet shooting at camp david? this is "the ed show." let's get to work. >> our law enforcement officers should never be outgunned on the streets. >> the president pounds away on gun safety as shiny objects dominate the beltway media coverage. >> how often does the president go skeet shooting? and are there photographs of him doing so? >> tonight, i'll take the fourth estate to task for missing the big picture with katrina vanden heuvel of the nation and msnbc's richard wolffe. >>> plus, minneapolis mayor r.t. rybak on how he is lowering gun violence in his city, and how he thinks senate majority leader harry reid needs to get to work on guns. >>> the boy scouts are getting ready to end their policy of discrimination against gays, and the president is standing with them. >> should scouting be open to gays? >> yes. >> i'll tell you how conservatives are fighting the process. >>> it's the super bowl commercial everybody is talking about. >> god
president obama is tackling tough issues. but all the beltway wants to talk about is skeet shooting at camp david? this is "the ed show." let's get to work. >> our law enforcement officers should never be outgunned on the streets. >> the president pounds away on gun safety as shiny objects dominate the beltway media coverage. >> how often does the president go skeet shooting? and are there photographs of him doing so? >> tonight, i'll take the fourth estate to...
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president obama advocates a mixed approach. more than $1 trillion in spending cuts coupled with $680 billion in tax revenue. speaking to the national governor's association a few minutes ago, the president urged congress to find common ground. >> while you are in town i hope that you speak with your congressional delegation and remind them in no uncertain terms exactly what is at stake and exactly who is at risk because here's the thing. these cuts do not have to happen. congress can turn them off any time with just a little bit of compromise. >> but common ground may be difficult to reign for a party who doesn't really know where it stands. speaking to the gop's shifting position on the sequester, karl rove wrote "congressional republicans are simultaneously united, divided, and confused." politico calls it the gop sequester messaging muddle explain, "virginia governor scott wants to replace the cuts, possibly with some tax revenue, saying i just want to get something on the table. i'm a businessperson." meanwhile, kansas repr
president obama advocates a mixed approach. more than $1 trillion in spending cuts coupled with $680 billion in tax revenue. speaking to the national governor's association a few minutes ago, the president urged congress to find common ground. >> while you are in town i hope that you speak with your congressional delegation and remind them in no uncertain terms exactly what is at stake and exactly who is at risk because here's the thing. these cuts do not have to happen. congress can turn...
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when i was a leading critic of the obama health plan. >> so that was rick scott running for governor of florida. fast forward to now. the republican governor is now supporting the medicaid expansion. under the president's health care law. and the governor's just one of the latest republicans to reverse course. we'll take a look at it. join our conversation on twitter. you can find us. [ male announcer ] what?! investors could lose tens of thousands of dollars in hidden fees on their 401(k)s?! go to e-trade and roll over your old 401(k)s to a new e-trade retirement account. none of them charge annual fees and all of them offer low cost investments. e-trade. less for us. more for you. >>> shocking turn in the oscar pistorius murder case. the man leading the investigation has been taken off the case amid revelations he's facing attempted murder charges. south african police made the announcement today. the bail hearing heading in to the fourth day and the judge ordered the packed room cleared citing an unspecified threat to the building. he
when i was a leading critic of the obama health plan. >> so that was rick scott running for governor of florida. fast forward to now. the republican governor is now supporting the medicaid expansion. under the president's health care law. and the governor's just one of the latest republicans to reverse course. we'll take a look at it. join our conversation on twitter. you can find us. [ male announcer ] what?! investors could lose tens of thousands of dollars in hidden fees on their...
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the obama administration said they will have $60 million in aid and provide nonlethal assistance. they provided 54 million $54 mi communications equipment, but this is the first to go directly to the rebel fighters. they met with the syrian opposition leaders and had this to say. >> this new support that president obama has ordered is on top of more than 50 million that we provided to help the syrian activist organize opposition efforts across the country to be able to communicate with each other and broadcast a message of hope across their country. >> kerry said the decision to give more aid was stepping down and pay the cap for a democratic transition in syria. now to new jersey where chris cristy is taking his cpac snub in stride. >> i didn't know i was not invited until like two days ago when i saw it in the news. listen, i wish them the best. they have their conference and a bunch of people and they don't want to invite me, that's their call. >> he spoke at the event last year and didn't receive an invite after he annoyed the leaders by praising president obama's leadership d
the obama administration said they will have $60 million in aid and provide nonlethal assistance. they provided 54 million $54 mi communications equipment, but this is the first to go directly to the rebel fighters. they met with the syrian opposition leaders and had this to say. >> this new support that president obama has ordered is on top of more than 50 million that we provided to help the syrian activist organize opposition efforts across the country to be able to communicate with...
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but then when president obama did not actually say those things, mr. rubio did not adjust his speech the take out the complaints. so senator rubio in his response last night ended up complaining about things said by president obama that president obama actually did not say in the speech that everybody had just finished watching right before marco rubio got to take his turn. mr. rubio's whole windup was about how president obama had just spent his state of the union address defending big government and demanding even bigger government. this president thinks the only solution to everything is bigger government. and that might be an effective response to a yay big government speech, but instead it seemed like a non sequitur, because this is the speech that senator rubio's comments actually came after. >> it is not a bigger government we need. >> senator rubio also complained with a sarcastic twist that the president needs to put out a medicare plan already. tonight would have been a good night to do that, huh, mr. president. the problem is the president h
but then when president obama did not actually say those things, mr. rubio did not adjust his speech the take out the complaints. so senator rubio in his response last night ended up complaining about things said by president obama that president obama actually did not say in the speech that everybody had just finished watching right before marco rubio got to take his turn. mr. rubio's whole windup was about how president obama had just spent his state of the union address defending big...
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so it's clearly not about hagel, it's about obama. you're absolutely right. >> and to drive the point further, he once shared similar views on issues with the president. but, now, he's flip-flopping, even though he's shared though views. so he wouldn't agree with the president anymore. he changed. he flip-flopped on tax cuts under president bush. mccain actually opposed tax cuts for the wealthiment but under president obama, he says those bush tax cuts should stay. on repealing don't ask, don't tell, under bush, mckaicain supported the repeal of don"don ask, don't tell". on the dream act, mccain sponsored three versions of the dream act urn president bush. but under president obama, he opposed the dream act. so all of this flip-flopping on things you used to agree with but anything the president is for, if his name is obama, you're against. this is very, very petty. >> and on global warming, remember, the mccain lieberman plan was a good plan and mccain december disallowed that when obama became president. >> no, there's no doubt abou
so it's clearly not about hagel, it's about obama. you're absolutely right. >> and to drive the point further, he once shared similar views on issues with the president. but, now, he's flip-flopping, even though he's shared though views. so he wouldn't agree with the president anymore. he changed. he flip-flopped on tax cuts under president bush. mccain actually opposed tax cuts for the wealthiment but under president obama, he says those bush tax cuts should stay. on repealing don't ask,...
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>> michelle obama. >> fat butt michelle obama. and look at her. she looks like she weighs 185 or 190. she's overweight. >> well, the school board will meet later this month to decide the fate of bob grisham, but in the meantime, pretty much no first lady has escaped criticism. hillary clinton took ridiculous shots over her ankles and her hair. but michelle obama is having the last laugh. her approval rating now at 73%, higher than her husband and all other members of his cabinet. so as she begins another four years in the white house, how will she use that goodwill in a second term? i'm joined now by ivillage correspondent kelly wallace and marie goldman. so she's done the let's move campaign, which is what that idiot was referring to. and also, she's really embraced organizations like walmart, that agreed to hire veterans. but those are considered safe. does she have an opportunity here, do you think? >> well, you know, she knows she has an opportunity. she knows it's a very big platform. she has another four years, but you talk to aides. they sa
>> michelle obama. >> fat butt michelle obama. and look at her. she looks like she weighs 185 or 190. she's overweight. >> well, the school board will meet later this month to decide the fate of bob grisham, but in the meantime, pretty much no first lady has escaped criticism. hillary clinton took ridiculous shots over her ankles and her hair. but michelle obama is having the last laugh. her approval rating now at 73%, higher than her husband and all other members of his...
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president obama won hispanics by 44 points. african-americans by 87 points. gay and lesbian voters by 54 points, and young voters by 23 points. with that in mind robert draper asks in the "new york times" magazine can the republicans be saved from obselecence. the anecdotal evidence is not pretty. watching a gop voting group, draper saw the republican party described as old, middle-aged white men, marrow-minded, rigid, stuck in their ways." one gop digital specialist lamented the difficulty in recruiting younger republicans saying they don't want to be part of an organization that puts them squarely on the wrong side of history. sam has his article, which graced the cover of "the new republic." it's the republicans, the party of white people. sam, it is a great, great story. it really gives people, i think, a history of sort of where the party has come from, which is to say the party that was really champions of civil rights, the votinging rights act, and how far they have gone in the intervening years. >> it's partly a story about the road built taken. in th
president obama won hispanics by 44 points. african-americans by 87 points. gay and lesbian voters by 54 points, and young voters by 23 points. with that in mind robert draper asks in the "new york times" magazine can the republicans be saved from obselecence. the anecdotal evidence is not pretty. watching a gop voting group, draper saw the republican party described as old, middle-aged white men, marrow-minded, rigid, stuck in their ways." one gop digital specialist lamented the...